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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - RECURRING BASIS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025
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Other invested assets: |  |
Company-owned life insurance | $ 222.3 | $ 222.3
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |
Held by variable interest entities | 16.3 | 27.4
Total assets | 39,861.2 | 38,790.6
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities | 37,269.6 | 36,152.4
Key Employee |  |
Other invested assets: |  |
Company-owned life insurance | 211.7 | 198.6
Total estimated fair value |  |
Assets: |  |
Mortgage loans | 3,270.8 | 3,196.9
Policy loans | 144.2 | 140.9
Other invested assets: |  |
Company-owned life insurance | 434.0 | 420.9
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |
Unrestricted | 1,289.7 | 956.1
Held by variable interest entities | 16.3 | 27.4
Total assets | 5,155.0 | 4,742.2
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Policyholder account balances | 17,964.2 | 17,312.0
Investment borrowings | 2,943.6 | 2,443.2
Borrowings related to variable interest entities | 276.6 | 277.1
Notes payable – direct corporate obligations | 1,333.4 | 1,365.7
Total liabilities | 22,517.8 | 21,398.0
Total carrying amount |  |
Assets: |  |
Mortgage loans | 3,356.3 | 3,256.8
Policy loans | 144.2 | 140.9
Other invested assets: |  |
Company-owned life insurance | 434.0 | 420.9
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |
Unrestricted | 1,289.7 | 956.1
Held by variable interest entities | 16.3 | 27.4
Total assets | 5,240.5 | 4,802.1
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Policyholder account balances | 17,964.2 | 17,312.0
Investment borrowings | 2,941.7 | 2,441.7
Borrowings related to variable interest entities | 274.5 | 274.4
Notes payable – direct corporate obligations | 1,336.3 | 1,335.6
Total liabilities | 22,516.7 | 21,363.7
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) |  |
Assets: |  |
Mortgage loans | 0.0 | 0.0
Policy loans | 0.0 | 0.0
Other invested assets: |  |
Company-owned life insurance | 0.0 | 0.0
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |
Unrestricted | 1,289.7 | 956.1
Held by variable interest entities | 16.3 | 27.4
Total assets | 1,306.0 | 983.5
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Policyholder account balances | 0.0 | 0.0
Investment borrowings | 0.0 | 0.0
Borrowings related to variable interest entities | 0.0 | 0.0
Notes payable – direct corporate obligations | 0.0 | 0.0
Total liabilities | 0.0 | 0.0
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Assets: |  |
Mortgage loans | 0.0 | 0.0
Policy loans | 0.0 | 0.0
Other invested assets: |  |
Company-owned life insurance | 434.0 | 420.9
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |
Unrestricted | 0.0 | 0.0
Held by variable interest entities | 0.0 | 0.0
Total assets | 434.0 | 420.9
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Policyholder account balances | 0.0 | 0.0
Investment borrowings | 2,943.6 | 2,443.2
Borrowings related to variable interest entities | 276.6 | 277.1
Notes payable – direct corporate obligations | 1,333.4 | 1,365.7
Total liabilities | 4,553.6 | 4,086.0
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Assets: |  |
Mortgage loans | 3,270.8 | 3,196.9
Policy loans | 144.2 | 140.9
Other invested assets: |  |
Company-owned life insurance | 0.0 | 0.0
Cash and cash equivalents: |  |
Unrestricted | 0.0 | 0.0
Held by variable interest entities | 0.0 | 0.0
Total assets | 3,415.0 | 3,337.8
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Policyholder account balances | 17,964.2 | 17,312.0
Investment borrowings | 0.0 | 0.0
Borrowings related to variable interest entities | 0.0 | 0.0
Notes payable – direct corporate obligations | 0.0 | 0.0
Total liabilities | $ 17,964.2 | $ 17,312.0

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